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brontology

brontology noun: the study of thunder.

Noun

brontology (countable and uncountable, plural brontologies)

  1. (uncountable) The study of thunder.
  2. (countable) A treatise on the subject of thunder.

Forms of brontology

pluralbrontologies

Origin of brontology

From bronto- + -logy.

Questions about brontology

What does brontology mean?
Brontology means the study of thunder.
What part of speech is brontology?
Brontology is a noun.
What is the plural of brontology?
The plural of brontology is brontologies.

Words near brontology in the dictionary

  1. brontobyte
  2. brontobytes
  3. brontograph
  4. brontographs
  5. brontologies
  6. brontology
  7. brontomancy
  8. brontometer
  9. brontometers
  10. brontophobia
  11. brontornithid

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